USCIS: Use Dates for Filing Chart for All Adjustment of Status Filings in October 2026
Published Oct 1, 2026Effective Oct 1, 2026
USCIS has designated the Dates for Filing chart in the October 2026 Department of State Visa Bulletin for both family-sponsored and employment-based adjustment of status applications. Applicants in categories that are current, or where the Final Action Dates chart cutoff is later, may still file under the Final Action Dates chart.
Key points
- USCIS reviews the Visa Bulletin each month and designates one chart for adjustment of status filings within about a week of DOS publication.
- For October 2026, all family-sponsored preference categories must use the Dates for Filing chart.
- For October 2026, all employment-based preference categories must use the Dates for Filing chart.
- If a category is current on the Final Action Dates chart, or its cutoff date there is later than on the Dates for Filing chart, applicants may file using the Final Action Dates chart instead.
- The chart for November 2026 has not yet been published and is listed as 'Coming soon.'
Who is affected
Applicants with pending or planned family-sponsored or employment-based adjustment of status (Form I-485) filings in the United States, and their attorneys.
What to do
Check your priority date and category against the October 2026 Dates for Filing chart to determine if you may now file for adjustment of status.
Original title: Visa Bulletin for October 2026: USCIS adjustment of status filing charts
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